The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-01
Afternoon session.


WELLINGTON RECALLED.
Millington was recalled TO the stand |
at the request OF the Attorney Gen.
eral. He said: IL never had q con-
versation with Deputy United States
Marshal Smith In which ! said there |
was nothing in the reported threats Of
Kennedy against me; nor did l ray |
that he mad waylaid mo for the pur.
pose OF frightening Ike Nelson.
Mother did ! say to Smith that kcn-
nedy was not dangerous mau."
JAMES CARLISLE,
a workman In the pump factory at
Miilinltou, was introduced by the de.
iense. lie said: On the secsnd day
after Kennedy had come back to Mill.
ineton he taid no had been at 400 or
$500 expense aud Millington would
have 10 pay him IA , money, showinga |
pistol and sayinA: eli he don't do IL
this viii make him" lie was rough,
overbesring maj, Iond OF drink. The
reputation OF MIR. dillinston for peace
and quietude ia good.
Gross examined-l am brother OF
Bob Carlisle. l am not akin 10 the
defendant. | saw Kennedy once
after he showed the pistol and threat
ened Millington. l never told Milling
ton Of the threats. l know Kennedy's
general reputation at Milling'on was
bad. / have heard Bill Easley, Bill
Anderson, John Anderson, William
Rushton and others speak OF him last
fall. He was selling whisky there.
He sold whisky about month and
worked In the pump factory about two
weeks. Kennedy came from Bruins
wick. i knew nothing Of his reputa-
ton there.
Witness told Of difficulty Kennedy
had with Mr.. COY, which he had seen
and said that was the only evidence
he could give Of Kennedy's vicious
disposition.
Re-direct-Col. CAN'T asked II wit
ness had ever heard Mr.. Kiger speak
Of Kennedy.
The Attorney General objected TO
forth collateral issues not brought out
by the State. Court overruled the
objection, and the witness said he bad
never heard Mr.. Kiger speak Of Ken
nedy.
an smploye OF the pump factory, said:
kdew Kennedy. He worked In the
pump factory and helped me work the
planer. He worked there q short time
and got his little finger cut of. Then
he went 10 selling whisky. / heard
him say last fall, an kill George
Millington II | live" After he got out
Of jail he said 10 me, "The man who
reported mo I'll do mp" lie said
Georgs Millington and Ike Nelson
were the men he intended 10 do up"
| told Mr.. Millington what Kennedy
said about killing him. ] don't know
where told him. IL might have been
on his premises, as he
owns pretty much all the
land around there. From what /
could learn Millington's reputation
was that Of peacesbIe and quiet man.
don't know what Kennedy's reputa-
ton was. don't know whether ever
heard Kennedy say anything about
getting q gun. lie frequently talked
about how he could shoot, etc. kept
gan at my boarding house, and Ken
rely may have borfosed II. The boys
that knew me frequently took II with
out saying anything.
Cross Eramined-Kennedy never
said 10 me that he would indict Nil.
lington for perjury. II was seven or
eight days after Kennedy said he
would do Millington up that / told
about II. | don't remember when
Was at Millington's. was not In his
house the day before the killing nor
was In bis yard that day. Witness
qualified the last assertion by saying
he couldn't say."l I was either At
home or NJ the factory al the time OF
the killing. All Mllllngton passed
through the factory that morning. !
don't recollect seeing any one with
him. never saw George Millington
with q shotgun. | carried out q sub
pmna for q Mr.. Anderson In the coun.
try. never talked with the other
witnesses for the defense about what
was going TO swear.
BENJAMIN HARRrLL.
Know Millington and Kennedy.
About a week or ten days after Ken.
. edy came from Memphis, he came
up 10 I'd Patterson aud said Milling
ton might a. well come 10 town, as he
Intended 10 stay there until one or the
other was killed. | told Mr.. Milling
toD about II on the Saturday before
the killing, while We were going 70
Lucy. We went the plank road,
which Is the longest route. He said
he went that way 10 avoid Kennedy,
being afraid he would kill him.
Was ON the railroad crossing near tbs
depot at the time OF the killing. As
got 70 the crossing Milllngton was In
front Of the gallery with his gun In hiI
hands. Kennedy was eittiug down
! and ~ MiliingtOn stopped Kennedy
started b ct mp, aud threw his hand
} behind bin; then Millington hred,
! and turned away and walked up thu
depot steps. Kennedy's face wa
, turned toward Millington, and hi
' rose before MilliDgon dred. Gov
! Knight and Wilhoi,e ian as soon o
, MlllIDg,0n raised his gun. / DON
I, know where they went. had no
3 seen Millington before since bhtuida.
]. night. Miilingon's reputation wa
2 good.
!. Cross examined-Mr. Millingtol
. aud are good iriends. ] was nsvs
!. a witness Ia this court before, but
/. have appeared to answer indictment
p twlse. 0ne indictment u lpendin
d against me now. Millington . on m
r. bond. was no. al Millington
Q house the day before the killing.
d did not hear Millington say anythin
10 Bob Harrell about killing Kennel
% l never saw Milllngton, Ed Patterso
| or All Millington the morning OF u
/ killing. I saw Claiborne House,
a suppose, as l see him every nloinin